i love knockoff recipes. most often, you can usually tweak them to be better than the original! this is the case with fiesta lime chicken. i’ve been making this dish for quite a long time (as in about the time tom and i started dating 9(!?!?) years ago). it has evolved and changed several ways over the years. it started as chicken breast, marinated in italian dressing, topped with queso and melted cheese, served over broken tortilla chips and mexican rice. the only thing that has stayed the same is the cheese, chips and rice. slightly adapted from: america’s most wanted recipes for the marinade: 1 c water 1/3 c teriyaki sauce 1/2 lime juice (i used leftover nellie and joe’s from easter key lime pie, but usually use 4-5 freshly squeezed limes.) 3...

back in our auburn hills days, we lived dangerously close to a cinnabon. it was in the mall across the street, and it was a friday tradition to pick up cinnabon before a movie to bring them home for saturday morning breakfast. ohhhhh, it was divine. cinnabon cinnamon rolls are magical in every way. gooey in the middle, perfect icing and they require no work! these are a close second. they do require work, but i modified the original recipe to allow the rolls to rise in the fridge overnight. that way, when you wake up in the morning, you just pop them in the oven and you’re good to go! you may notice that i didn’t include a frosted roll pic, which is because even though i did like the original frosting...

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jess

i'm a 30-something lady living in bellingham, wa. a wife to tom, mom to ben and nate, maker of music, sahm and lover of life, all of the time. i enjoy cooking, taking ben, nate and lucy for walks and all things that inspire me to be creative.